Contact: Sue Lowry / Melanie Childs 

Magellan Public Relations 

Tel: 020 8875 2850 

Anna Mueller-Stutzer 

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.

 Tel: 020 7591 1187

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. - Fact Sheet

Headquarters:                        Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Number of Hotels:                  43 hotels worldwide (30 city hotels and 13 resorts) in Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, US Virgin Islands, United Arab Emirates and the United States.

NUMBER OF 

EMPLOYEES:                      19,000 worldwide

NUMBER OF HOTEL

ROOMS:                               14,046 worldwide

SALES OFFICES:                 Ten International Sales Offices:- Atlanta, Ga.; Chicago, Ill.; Los Angeles, Calif.; New York, NY; Washington D.C.; Frankfurt, Germany; London, England; Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong; Singapore.

HISTORY:                             Established in 1983 with the purchase of The Ritz-Carlton, Boston and the rights to the name "Ritz-Carlton." The management company has grown from one hotel to 43 hotels worldwide with plans for major expansion in Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, North America and Latin America.

CURRENT HOTELS:          UNITED STATES:  ARIZONA: Phoenix, CALIFORNIA: Half Moon Bay, Laguna Niguel, Marina del Rey, Pasadena (Huntington Hotel), Rancho Mirage, San Francisco, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Washington, FLORIDA: Amelia Island, Key Biscayne, Palm Beach, Naples, GEORGIA: Atlanta, Buckhead (uptown Atlanta), HAWAII: Kapalua (Maui), LOUISIANA: New Orleans, MASSACHUSETTS: Boston, MICHIGAN: Dearborn, MISSOURI: St. Louis, OHIO: Cleveland, PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, VIRGINIA: Pentagon City (Arlington), Tysons Corner (McLean), U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: St. Thomas, PUERTO RICO: San Juan.

                                                INTERNATIONAL:  CANADA: Montreal, CHINA: Shanghai, EGYPT: Sharm El Sheikh, GERMANY: Berlin, Wolfsburg, HONG KONG, INDONESIA: Bali, JAMAICA: Rose Hall, Montego Bay, JAPAN: Osaka, KOREA: Seoul, MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur, MEXICO: Cancun, QATAR: Doha, SINGAPORE, SPAIN: Barcelona (Hotel Arts), TURKEY: Istanbul, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Dubai.

FUTURE 

DEVELOPMENTS:              UNITED STATES: Bachelor Gulch, Colo.; Georgetown, Washington D.C.; Miami, Fla. (Coconut Grove & South Beach), Orlando and Sarasota, Fla.; Reynolds Plantation, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Las Vegas, Nev.; New York, NY (Downtown and Central Park South); Houston, Texas.

                                                INTERNATIONAL: Berlin, Germany; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Grenada.

BUSINESS EXPANSION:   SPA DEVELOPMENT: Plans for more than thirty-five spas at new hotel locations, expanding the Company's leadership in the hospitality industry to include the Spa component.

                                                THE RITZ-CARLTON CLUB: Innovative, fractional home ownership concept as an alternative to a second home. Initial offerings are located in Aspen and Bachelor Gulch, Colo., Jupiter, Fla. and St Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

                                                THE RESIDENCES AT THE RITZ-CARLTON: Luxury residential condominiums located at Ritz-Carlton hotels and resorts. Added features include marble foyers, walk-in closets, custom kitchen cabinetry and the services of The Ritz-Carlton, including twice-daily maid service, valet, 24-hour room service, access to extensive fitness facilities and services such as massages, facials and hairdressing. Locations include Washington DC, New York, NY, Boston, La., Sarasota, Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne, Fla. and Grand Cayman, BVI.

Updated: 16th January 2002